Ek hain sab Hindustani
Posted on: January 26, 2024
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This song post marks the 1000th song of Laxmikant Pyarelal as music directors in the blog.
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Today (26 January 2024) is Republic Day of India.
India became a republic on 26 January 1950. That was easily a red letter day in the history of Modern India. It was on this day that India decided to be a country that would be a democracy where each citizen, irrespective of his caste, creed, religion, gender, economic status etc would enjoy equality without discrimination. The country would be governed according to the acts of Indian constitution that was adopted on this date.
It is to the great credit of India that the country has followed the constitution of India and the ideals of Indian constitution have been followed in spirit and letter. Today, 74 years later, India is in a much better position that what it was when the fledgling nation of India tried to find its feet. Foreign powers, including those who were the erstwhile rulers of India had predicted that India would fall apart in a matter of decades. Those people, long gone by now, have been proved wrong. Then there were foreign powers that kept interfering in the internal affairs of India, trying to destabilize and divide the nation and to keep it backward. Despite their efforts, India kept growing, albeit at glacial pace.
There are people who look back at past with selectively and opine that “hamaare zamaane mein sab kuchh achcha thha“. That was hardly the case if one collects facts and examines them and compare them with other nations of that time, and secondly when we make comparisons with today.
For instance, India today is in a much better position today than in 1950. Literacy rate was 18.3% in 1951. In 1947, it was 12%. It is 77.77 % in 2023. So India had come up a long way. Our literate population may not be all that educated and employable, but good progress has been made. Now we have to ensure that our population is not just literate but are also capable of acting as trained manpower in wide variety of industries. These industries, by the way, were conspicuous by their absence in 1940s, when India became independent and subsequently became a republic.
Economy is the backbone of any industry. Economically India continued to be a very week country till 1990. Present generation Indians will not believe it if they are informed that Indian economy ran on doles and loans till 1990. Foreign currency was scarce and so if some Indian wanted to get foreign currency in order to go abroad, he had to run from pillars to post. If he was lucky, he would get a ridiculously meager amount of foreign currency.
Though Indian constitution was formed with the aim of helping Indians realize their potential and lead dignified lives, the constitution was not really used that way all the time. In a democracy, it is expected that people are allowed to do something unless it is expressly forbidden. But Indian government often passed rules that forbid people to do things unless they were expressly permitted. One such draconian rule was FERA (Foreign Exchange Regulation Act). According to it, all foreign exchange was the property of Government. Holding foreign currency and dealing in it was forbidden. This act killed any kind of industrial and business activities in India because one simply could not import any goods and services from abroad.
It was only in 1999 that this draconian act was repealed and it was replaced by FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act). Now keeping foreign currency and trading in it is no longer an offence. One can freely buy foreign currency while going abroad. One can also import foreign items on Amazon etc. paying in foreign currency online. Till 25 years ago, it was expressly prohibited and forbidden.
In any case, foreign exchange was in short supply till 1990 because Indian economy itself was closed and isolated from world economy. Closed economy of USSR was called Iron Curtain. India economy that aped USSR was likewise called Bamboo Curtain.
USSR collapsed in late 1980s and early 1990s. India, whose economy was propped up artificially thanks to USSR, collapsed.
As fate would have it, India miraculously survived. It was very fortuitous that right man found himself becoming appointed as the PM of India in 1991. Once he realized that Indian economy was in dire straits, he systematically and with great planning and due diligence kept bringing in reforms after reforms, and that too in a manner that often flew under the radar yet they were major reforms that altered the course of Indian economy. People who were till then not allowed to be part of Indian economy were now allowed to participate in running the economy. Draconian acts that forbid people to do anything unless expressly allowed were replaced by new acts that allowed everything to be done unless expressly forbidden.
The results slowly began to come. Three decades have passed after the Indian economy was opened up. Now, Indian Government no longer has to borrow money from IMF (something that almost every neighbor of India still does). Unlike in the past, India is flush with foreign currency because foreigners believe in Indian economy and they invest their money in Indian stock exchange. The foreign businesses have their branches in India. Not just that, some Indian business houses have become global brands.
India still has a long way to go. Indians cannot rest on their laurels. Annual per capita earning of Indians is only $ 2,400 or so. A country is called high income country when annual per capita income of that country crosses $12,000. So Indian per capita income must become five times its present value for India to be considered as a high income nation viz a developed nation. Assuming that the population remains constant, it means India GDP must touch $ 18 trillions. If an economy grows at 7 % per annum, that economy doubles in ten years. With this rule of thumb, we can see that Indian GDP needs to become 5 times its current size. So India will need to keep developing its economy at 7 % per annum for 25 years. If the growth rate could be made higher than 7 % then the target could be achieved in lesser time.
On this occasion, here is a song from ‘Devi’ (1970). ‘Devi’ was produced by TM Kittu & AV Subramaniam and directed by V Madhusudana Rao for Olympic Pictures, Madras. The movie had Nutan, Sanjeev Kumar, Rehman, Lalita Pawar, Farida Jalal, Mehmood, Aruna Irani, Dina Gandhi aka Dina Pathak, Gajanan Jagirdar, Manorama, Madan Puri, Baby Sarika (aka Moppet Suraj), Mukri, Lalita Kumar aka Lalita Sinha, Manmohan Krishna, Vishwa Mehra, Mallik, Sulochana Latkar etc. in it.
The film had five songs in it. Three songs have been covered in the past.
This song, the fourth from the movie to appear in the blog is sung by Asha Bhonsle. Anand Bakshi is the lyricist. Music is composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal.
Lyrics of this song were sent to me by Prakashchandra many republic days and independence days ago. He had also sent a video link of the song. According to Prakashchandra, the song was picturised on Nutan, Dina Pathak, Baby Sarika aka Moppet Suraj and Manmohan Krishna.
Pyarelal Sharma has been given Padma Bhushan in the list of Padma awards that were announced on 25 January 2024, on the eve of Republic Day. So this song is an appropriate song to mark the occasion.
What is more, this song is the 1000th song of Laxmikant Pyarelal in the blog. They become the second music directors (firs being Shankar Jaikishan) to reach four figures of songs in the blog.
I take this opportunity to wish each and every Indian (wherever they are) a very happy Republic Day. India is marching ahead proudly and is on its way to take its rightful place among the nations of the world.
Audio
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Song-Ek hain sab Hindustani (Devi)(1970) Singer-Asha Bhonsle, Lyrics-Anand Bakshi, MD-Laxmikant Pyarelal
Lyrics (Provided by Prakashchandra)
ek
ek hain sab hindustani
ek hain sab hindustani
jo do samjhe ae
jo do samjhe
us ki hai ye naadaani ee
do
hum sa bke do haath hain
haath hain apne saath to saare saath hain ae
teen
aagey number teen hai
jhoothh bada bud-soorat hai
aur sach badaa haseen hai
chaar
chaar dishaaon mein sab dhaam
chaar dishaaon mein sab dhaam
purab pachchim uttar dakkhin unn ke naam
ek do teen chaar
chaar ke aagey paanch hai
phoolon mein khushboo hai
aag mein kyaa hai
aanch hai
chhe kaa roop niraalaa hai
aisa waisa darwaaze ka taalaa hai ae
saat
sur hai saat sitaar mein
sa re ga ma pa dha ni
sa ni dha pa ma ga re sa
sur hai saat sitaar mein
saat achchambhe hain saare sansaar mein
aathh
aathh baje hain sun aagey
woh achcha
jo jaldi soye
aur jaldi jaagey
number nau ka hai kehna
number nau ka hai kehna
paas bhalon ke
door buron se tum rehna aa
dus
bas
bas karo ab so jaao
bas karo ab so jaao
meethhe meethhe sapnon mein tum kho jaao…ooo
ek hain sab hindustaani
hmmm….hmmmm…hmmmm….hmm hmmm hmmmm
hmmm….hmmmm…hmmmm….hmm hmmm….hmmm
hmmmmm……hmmm hmmmm
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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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एक
एक हैं सब हिंदुस्तानी
एक हैं सब हिंदुस्तानी
जो दो समझे॰॰ए
जो दो समझे
उसकी है ये नादानी
दो
हम सबके दो हाथ हैं
हाथ हैं अपने साथ तो सारे साथ हैं
तीन
आगे नंबर तीन है
झूठ बड़ा बदसूरत है
और सच बड़ा हसीन है
चार
चार दिशाओं में सब धाम
चार दिशाओं में सब धाम
पूरब पश्चिम उत्तर दख्खिन उन के नाम
एक दो तीन चार
चार के आगे पाँच है
फूलों में है खुशबू
आग में क्या है
आंच है
छह का रूप निराला है
ऐसा वैसा दरवाज़े का ताला है
सात
सुर हैं सात सितार में
सा रे गा मा पा धा नि
सा नि धा पा मा गा रे सा
सुर हैं सात सितार में
सात अचम्भे हैं सारे संसार में
आठ
आठ बजे हैं सुन आगे
वो अच्छा
जो जल्दी सोये
और जल्दी जागे
नम्बर नौ का क्या कहना
नम्बर नौ का क्या कहना
पास भलों के
दूर बुरों से तुम रहना
दस
बस
बस करो अब सो जाओ
बस करो अब सो जाओ
मीठे मीठे सपनों में तुम खो जाओ॰॰ओ
एक हैं सब हिंदुस्तानी
ह्म्मम ह्म्ममम ह्म्ममम
ह्म्म ह्म्मम ह्म्ममम
ह्म्मम ह्म्ममम ह्म्ममम
ह्म्म ह्म्मम ह्म्मम
ह्म्ममम ह्म्मम ह्म्ममम
7 Responses to "Ek hain sab Hindustani"
January 26, 2024 at 9:12 am
After SJ 1K landmark,Seems to be 1k song post for LP.
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January 26, 2024 at 10:09 am
You are right. It is the 1000th post of Laxmikant Pyarelal in the blog. Thanks for pointing it out.
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January 26, 2024 at 12:30 pm
Atul Ji,
Thanks for the post, reflecting on and analyzing expertly India’s journey towards prosperity and stability, over the years since Independence.
Congrats to the blog, for LP to hit 1000 songs
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January 28, 2024 at 10:53 pm
Atul ji
Iron Curtain and Bamboo Curtain were primarily not economic closures or blockades. These were political demarcations on the world map during the Cold War years. The Iron Curtain represented the demarcation between the Communist countries of East Europe and the non-Communist countries of West Europe. Likewise, the Bamboo Curtain was a demarcation between the Communist nations of North Asia (China, Mongolia, USSR) from the non-Communist nations of East, South East and South Asia. These political demarcations did influence economic standoff but primarily these were political artifacts of the Cold War years.
Communism was treated as a major threat by the western powers, and to counter it, they created two organizations – NATO or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the European theater, and SEATO or the South East Asia Treaty Organization in the Asian theater.
India never was considered having something like an economic ‘Bamboo Curtain’. That is a term that was used for a very different purpose.
It is always easy to view/review/critique history because it has already happened, and its consequences and outcomes are known. While that ’history’ was in progress, the matters/policies/decisions that were being taken were the result of the then government’s view of how to build the nation from a near ruin that the British left this country in 1947. The Nehru model that was developed tried to bring industrialization as a roadmap for progress. The outcomes can be debated in many different ways. Yes, India was very cautious in its economic dealings with rest of the world, simply because the developed nations, as always, were ready to pounce on this country and manipulate it for their own advantage. Our fledgling nascent economy of 1950s and 60s would not have been able to withstand that onslaught, if the country had opened itself for an economic takeover by the developed nations. That our economy was protected and insulated from the rest of the world in the first few decades, has actually blessed India with a resilience that has helped this country to remain stable whenever the rest of the world has gone through economic meltdowns. That we are a reasonably stable economy as compared to other developing nations, is a result of the ‘cautious’ model of inward-looking development policies, with selective support garnered from other nations, during the first few decades.
The policies that we have the luxury now to critique, were the appropriate instruments that were the need of the hour in those decades. Take FERA for example. When we got the control of governance in 1947, what would have been the state of economy of this country. Pretty much in ruins. And the foreign exchange balance – nothing great to write about. So what could have been the priority for the govt – to open up the foreign exchange for tourists and shoppers, or to focus on the foreign exchange expenditure that was essential – spending for strengthening the defense forces, importing necessary technology for industry, energy, communications, infrastructure etc. FERA was the need of the hour at that time because that is what the country needed. After some decades, when the situation vis-à-vis foreign exchange and balance of trade became better, then the laws did get modified.
Also, I would not agree that Indian economy collapsed when USSR was dismantled. India remained reasonably sound throughout that period. We have been witness to those events.
Governments are not meant to be profit making businesses. It the money of the common man collected through taxes that the govt uses. In a manner of speaking, if the government is run as a business, then every tax paying individual becomes a de-facto shareholder in this business, because he is investing in the business. For that reason, he has the right to demand accountability and enjoy the benefits too. Neither of these two things are happening in reality. The annual CAG reports that were constant fixture of the parliamentary agenda, have completely disappeared from the roster.
Lets talk of petroleum products. It is a fact that we import major part of our consumption. The earlier scheme of subsidized petroleum products was to benefit the common man, with the govt pitching in to share the cost – actually using the very same funds that the tax paying common man is ‘investing’ into the govt. By taking away that subsidy, the entire burden is passed on to the common man. And that too in a very fraudulent manner. If the street price of petrol is dictated by the prices in the international markets, then when the prices fall in those markets, then the benefit of that difference is never passed on to the common man. I would say this is a clear fraud being done with the same consumers who are actually funding the govt in the first place.
All the major petroleum companies in India – govt or semi govt, are all listed companies with shares issued in the market. Every year when their annual reports are published, we are told how well they are doing and making profits in thousands of crores of rupees. Does any of that profit gets channeled back to the common man, in terms of price decrements? I have not seen that happen. It would be a very interesting RTI to find out who are the major shareholders in these companies besides the govt. who are benefiting from these profit making enterprises.
Gas cylinders were introduced in India in the late 1950s, early 1960s. I very well remember, my household was the first one in our locality that purchased a gas cylinder connection. It will sound unbelievable but the price of a gas cylinder on our first purchase was Rs 18. Yes, the world has changed immensely since then. But the price rise trajectory has long back outrun the income growth. And the govt keeps tightening the screws, waiting for the common man to scream. And it is very happy that the common man is so busy in just surviving that no one has screamed. And anyone who does – well like Oliver Twist gets a hot ladle hit on his head.
I reiterate – governments are not profit making enterprises.
Rgds
Sudhir
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